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Friday, 22 April 2016

Fulani Herdsmen Kidnap A Delta Uni Staff, Asks For N5m Ransom

A
non-academic staff of the Delta State University, Abraka, Mr. John Ogeleke, was
yesterday kidnapped at Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State by
suspected Fulani herdsmen. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer,
Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident, said Ogeleke was heading towards
Ogume from Kwale in his Nissan Pathfinder jeep when he was abducted at gun
point. She explained that four men of Fulani extraction armed with guns and
sticks emerged from a nearby bush, forced the vehicle to a stop, seized the 54
years old Ogeleke before taking him into the bush. Kalu said the Police in the
Kwale division, vigilante team members, men of Dragon 25 police patrol team and
reinforcement from nearby divisions were already searching the vast bush.
According to her, the Fulani leader in Kwale, Alhaji Mudi, has also been
informed “to assist in the search as several Fulani camps are located therein.”
Meanwhile, a dependable source in the community told Vanguard that the herdsmen
have demanded N5 million as ransom for the victim’s release. The source, who
preferred anonymity, lamented that Ogume Road had become a hot spot for
kidnappers.